Jean-Albert Cartier (15 May 1930 – 27 December 2015) was a French art critic and director of cultural institutions. He was director of the

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from 1989 to 1991.

Life

Born in Marseille, passionate about the visual arts, Cartier studied at the

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.. He was an art critic for 15 years at ''

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''. In 1968, he founded the Ballet-Théâtre contemporain, then successively became director of the Grand Théâtre d'Angers and of the of Angers (1972-1978), director of the Ballet-Théâtre of Nancy (1978-1987). Cartier was also director of the Théâtre musical de Paris (1980-1988), administrator of the

(1989-1991), delegate for music programmes at the music directorate at

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(1991-1993), general director of the Opéra de Nice (1994-1997), founder of the ''Europa Danse Project'' of

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in 1999 and president of the International Dance Institute with the

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. In 1987, he was nominated "".Armelle Heliot, ''Mort de Jean-Albert Cartier, grand serviteur de la musique et de la danse''
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'', 31 December 2015.

Works

* ''Le Manteau d'Arlequin'', prefaces by Gérard Fromanger,

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and Jorge Lavelli. Paris, Éditions de l’Amandier, 304 p. * ''Modigliani. Nus'', (Petite encyclopédie de l'art, 18), Paris, abc Fernand Hazan, 1958.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cartier, Jean-Albert 1930 births 2015 deaths Writers from Marseille French art critics 20th-century French journalists French theatre managers and producers Directors of the Paris Opera Businesspeople from Marseille